Hedwig and the Angry Inch

ooh, I love Hedwig!!! John Cameron Mitchel wrote and starred in it. It's basically about Hansel growing up in Communist Eas tBerlin, and he eventually meets an American G.I. who wants to take him to America. But in order to get out of the country, Hansel has to leave a certain *something* behind, if you know what I mean!! His sex change operation gets botched and hes left with an "angry inch" between his legs. He takes his mothers name (Hedwig) and moves to Kansas. Eventually, Hedwig ends up divorced and starts a rock band about her experiences and how someone she once loved begins stealing her songs and becomes famous off of them. I'm kinda bad at summarizing and I hope I didnt give too much away, but it's kist a GREA Tstory about being different and learning to acept who you really are.

One of the long-lost wonders of the world :). It's about a Drag queen who is looking for his(her) 'Other half.'

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And you know that union crews KNOW what they're talking about when they talk about buttal areas.

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You're supposed to make out of it whatever you want to make out of it!

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Hedwig is amazing. my favorite song is orgin of love I think that is the best description of love i have ever heard in a song.

It seems that without HEDWIG there would be no TABOO.

Whoa, there. That's taking it a bit far...both of them have absolutley nothing to do with each other. Except having men in drag.

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I second Wig In A Box--fantastic hearing new interpretations of such a rockin' score. I may be in the minority, but I even love Yoko Ono's cover of Hedwig's Lament.

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I think you are in the minority, jrb. I've scratch the Yoko Ono track off of my CD with a nail file. Cyndi Lauper rocks though!

There is actually quite a bit more in common between the two shows. I don't think Hedwig is responsible for us having Taboo, but there are definitely common themes. They're both very sad shows about discovering ones identity and embracing difference.